Deutsche Bank said its first-quarter profit rose 10% as its investment-banking business beat expectations.

WPP backed its full-year revenue guidance after its first-quarter results were hurt by weaker spending by technology clients and project delays.

Arizona’s State House voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that has become a hot button political issue in the state and the nation.

French government bonds look priced for rating risks, Citi Research said, seeing Fitch and Moody’s ratings on Friday as the key rating event for OATs, as an S&P downgrade on 31 May likely somewhat priced.

Unilever said it continued to expect sales to grow 3% to 5% this year, with a modest improvement in operating margin, as volumes and price dynamics normalize.

The forward-looking GfK consumer-climate index for Germany forecast confidence to rise to minus 24.2 in May from minus 27.3 this month, suggesting the country’s economy may have turned a corner and confirming a similar upbeat sentiment reading this week.